The conversations, debates, and increasingly, the arguments around the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade are filled with emotions. I understand that any form of reporting on this issue, especially by a man, can and will be called into question from either pro-life or pro-choice supporters…perhaps both.
But the change the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision has brought about in this country is monumental and will be the source of discussion and division for the foreseeable future. In light of last week’s decision, I’m having discussions with two African American women.
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Why? Because most of the research on abortion in America states that the rate of abortion rate has historically been highest among black women. Each woman I spoke with represents an opposing view on abortion.
The pro-choice conversation will be posted tomorrow. In this first conversation, I speak with a black woman who is pro-life. Tara Wicker is a former city council member in Baton Rouge.
She is now head of the Louisiana Black Advocates for Life. She sat down with me and explained how getting an abortion made her a pro-life advocate.